Commission accepts state cybersecurity grant package worth up to $69,000 plus in‑kind software for county networks
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Hamilton County accepted a Tennessee pass-through cybersecurity grant (Resolution 825-36) that provides up to $69,000 in funds plus cybersecurity software valued at $91,800; the program requires a $6,900 local match, and commissioners voted to authorize the mayor to execute the contract with the state.
Hamilton County commissioners voted Aug. 27 to accept a state-administered cybersecurity grant and associated software to strengthen county network protections. Resolution 825-36 authorizes the county mayor to execute a contract with the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Strategic Technology Solutions, accepting a grant of an amount not to exceed $69,000 and cybersecurity software valued at $91,800 under the Tennessee State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program.
County staff told the commission this award is part of a federal pass-through program administered by the state and that the grant carries a required local match of $6,900. Staff said they received the contract packet from the state late in the preceding week and had a short turnaround to apply; they reported the contract needed to be returned by Sept. 1.
Commissioner Highlander moved adoption of the resolution; Commissioner Smith seconded. Commissioners discussed the short notice from the state but supported pursuing the funding. A roll-call vote approved the resolution unanimously.
The meeting record shows county staff described the grant as the second year of a federal‑to‑state pass‑through initiative intended to help local governments address cybersecurity risks. The transcript does not include a detailed project scope, a procurement plan for the software, or a timeline for deployment; those implementation details were not read into the record during the meeting.